Senior Technical Program Manager H-1B salaries — 832 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 112
- Filings · FY2025
- $170k
- Median base · FY2025
- $155k–$197k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Tesla
- Top sponsor · 76 all-time
Senior Technical Program Manager: 832 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $170k across 112 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $155k and $197k. The biggest sponsors are Tesla, Uber Technologies, Zoox; most filings are in San Francisco, CA.
How much does a Senior Technical Program Manager make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $170k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Technical Program Manager sponsorship changed?
18 certified filings in FY2016 → 93 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 93 | −17% | $175k |
| FY2025 | 112 | +38% | $170k |
| FY2024 | 81 | −24% | $166k |
| FY2023 | 107 | −29% | $160k |
| FY2022 | 151 | +44% | $165k |
| FY2021 | 105 | +133% | $156k |
| FY2020 | 45 | +2% | $140k |
| FY2019 | 44 | +13% | $160k |
| FY2018 | 39 | +5% | $155k |
| FY2017 | 37 | +106% | $135k |
| FY2016 | 18 | — | $125k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Technical Program Managers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 76 | $142k |
| 2 | Uber Technologies | 34 | $182k |
| 3 | Zoox | 33 | $183k |
| 4 | Intuit | 33 | $155k |
| 5 | American Express Travel Related Services | 25 | $152k |
| 6 | Amazon Corporate | 19 | $140k |
| 7 | Mastercard International | 17 | $117k |
| 8 | Amazon.com Services | 16 | $149k |
| 9 | Nvidia | 15 | $173k |
| 10 | Salesforce Com | 12 | $154k |
Where are H-1B Senior Technical Program Manager jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco, CA | 84 | $175k |
| 2 | Seattle, WA | 77 | $150k |
| 3 | Mountain View, CA | 41 | $160k |
| 4 | Palo Alto, CA | 39 | $160k |
| 5 | Fremont, CA | 39 | $139k |
| 6 | New York, NY | 39 | $166k |
| 7 | San Jose, CA | 30 | $180k |
| 8 | Foster City, CA | 30 | $185k |
| 9 | Santa Clara, CA | 27 | $178k |
| 10 | Sunnyvale, CA | 21 | $160k |
Common questions about Senior Technical Program Manager H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Technical Program Manager?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Technical Program Manager is $170k (FY2025), from 112 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $139k and $182k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Technical Program Managers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Technical Program Manager are Tesla, Uber Technologies, Zoox.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Technical Program Manager jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Technical Program Manager roles are San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Mountain View, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Technical Program Manager H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →